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David Michael ("Dave") Bautista (born January 18, 1969 in Arlington County, Virginia), better known by his ring name, Batista, is a Filipino-Greek American professional wrestler. Batista is currently working for the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Intro: David Bautista was born on January 18 in either 1966 or 1969. He is a former bouncer that met Curt Henning & Road Warrior Animal at a bodybuilding show in Minneapolis. He went to the WCW Power Plant for a tryout, and in another bad decision, WCW decided that he would never make it as a wrestler. He was trained by Wild Samoan Afa and made his wrestling debut in 1997. Pre-WWE career: Batista started off his career working for Afa's WXW promotion under the name Kahn. Shortly after, he signed a WWE developmental deal and wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling. While there, he was known as Leviathan and Demon of the Deep. He would debut for WWE in May 2002. Deacon Batista: Batista made his WWE debut on the 5/9/02 edition of SmackDown! He was the bodyguard for Reverend D-Von Dudley and held the collection plate. After a few months he left D-Von and SmackDown!. He debuted on the 11/4/02 edition of RAW and quickly aligned himself with Ric Flair. On the 1/27/03 edition of RAW, Evolution is formed with Triple H, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista. Evolution: Batista missed 8 months in 2003 due to a tear in his biceps muscle. Several months after his return, Randy Orton was kicked out of Evolution. Over the next few months, Batista started to become a superstar. He went on to win the 2005 Royal Rumble and was guaranteed a title match at WrestleMania 22. World Heavyweight Champion: At WrestleMania 22, Batista won the World Heavyweight Championship from former Evolution leader, Triple H. Batista went on to defeat Triple H at Backlash and in a Hell in a Cell Match at Vengeance. The next night he was drafted to SmackDown! SmackDown! Superstar: Batista took his title to SmackDown! and immediately got into a feud with JBL which he dominated. In the summer of 2005, he signed a 5 year deal with the WWE and you can rest assured that "The Animal" will continue to crush all those that come into his path. After defeating JBL, he faced and teamed with Eddie Guerrero shortly before his death. An Injured Champ: After tearing a lat muscle, Batista continued to wrestle. During this time, he briefly held the tag team titles with Rey Mysterio. While wrestling with this injury, he tore his tricep muscle and had to vacate the World Heavyweight Title on the 1/13/06 edition of SmackDown! 
Notable Matches: 9/5/02 SmackDown! - Beat Rev. D-Von Dudley 12/15/02 Armageddon - Beat Kane 12/14/03 Armageddon - loses to Shawn Michaels 12/14/03 Armageddon - Wins tag team title with Ric Flair in a match involving 6 other teams 1/25/04 Royal Rumble - with Ric Flair beat The Dudley Boys in a table match 2/16/04 RAW - loses tag team titles to Kane & RVD 3/14/04 WrestleMania XX - with Rick Flair & Randy Orton lose to The Rock & Mick Foley 3/22/04 RAW - with Ric Flair beat Kane & RVD to regain the tag team titles 4/19/04 RAW - loses tag team titles to Chris Benoit & Edge 1/30/05 Royal Rumble - wins the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating John Cena 4/3/05 WrestleMania 21 - beat Triple H to become World Heavyweight Champion 5/1/05 Backlash - Beat Triple H 6/26/05 Vengeance - Beat Triple H in a Hell in a Cell Match 7/24/05 Great American Bash - loses by DQ to JBL 8/21/05 SummerSlam - beat JBL in a no holds barred match 10/9/05 No Mercy - beat Eddie Guerrero 12/16/05 SD - with Rey Mysterio won WWE Tag Team Titles from MNM 12/24/05 SD - loses tag team titles to MNM Name: Batista Height: 6 foot 5 Weight: 317 pounds From: Washington, D.C. Finishing Move: Batista Bomb Career Highlights: World Heavyweight Champion; WWE Tag Team Champion; World Tag Team Champion; 2005 Royal Rumble winner Decked out in expensive shades, apocalyptic tattoos and dressing in slick suits, Batista has the presence of a World Heavyweight Champion. However, get him angry and you will bare witness to “the Animal” being unleashed. Projecting incredible intensity and confidence, Batista proved to be a thinking man’s World Heavyweight Champion. A fearless man of a few words, Batista makes those words count and backs them up in the ring with his raw power, twisting spines with the Batista Bomb. Batista’s career took off when he joined Evolution. This move would be a defining moment in Batista’s career as this is where he met soon-to-be running mates Ric Flair, Triple H, and Randy Orton. The four superstars would team up to form one of the most dominating groups in wrestling history. Ric Flair played the role of legend, Triple H the leader, and Batista and Orton as the future stars. Evolution was all about fine suits, gorgeous women, fast cars, and taking care of business in the ring. Batista quickly learned from Flair and Triple H, winning the tag titles with Flair in 2003. Despite championship gold, Evolution began to crumble when Triple H’s jealously over Randy Orton winning the World Heavyweight Championship led to Orton being dumped from Evolution. Triple H wanted to make a statement that he was the leader of Evolution and no one was going to take his spot. For Batista, this was a wake-up call. No matter how great he became, he realized, he would always have a glass ceiling over his head while in Evolution because of Triple H’s obsession with the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista stayed loyal, but he remained cautious. In late 2004, rumors of unrest in Evolution surfaced, and toward the end of the year, tensions between Batista and Triple H became noticeable to the viewing public. The situation was pushed to the brink when The Game used psychological warfare to attempt to persuade Royal Rumble Match winner Batista to defect to SmackDown! and challenge for the WWE Championship — rather than remain on RAW and challenge him for the World Heavyweight Championship. In resounding fashion, during a contract-signing session, Batista declared that he was staying put by sending Triple H through a table with a Batista Bomb. He then signed the RAW contract, pitting him against Triple H at WrestleMania 21. There, he would reach the pinnacle of sports-entertainment — thanks, in a large part, to his ability to power out of Triple H’s Pedigree finisher attempt. After WrestleMania, Batista continued his momentum, defeating his rival Triple H in a rematch at Backlash and in a memorable and bloody Hell in a Cell match at Vengeance 2005. In just his first few months, Batista had done the impossible by defeating the former World Champion and “Cerebral Assassin” Triple H in three consecutive matches – something no other Superstar has ever done. In the summer of 2005, things heated up for Batista when he was selected as the last pick of the 2005 Draft Lottery bringing SmackDown! its champion after WWE Champion John Cena was drafted from SmackDown! to RAW. Unfortunately for JBL, this came on the heels of what was supposed to be the affluent tycoon’s defining moment as the face of SmackDown! However, with World Heavyweight Champion Batista on board, the Championship controversy instantly ended, leaving JBL without the top prize. Over the course of the summer, JBL would go on to target Batista and the World Heavyweight Championship only for Batista to defeat JBL in a violent No Holds Barred encounter at SummerSlam before his hometown crowd in Washington, D.C. Even though Batista was the World Heavyweight Champion, it wasn't enough gold for the Animal. He teamed up with his friend Rey Mysterio and defeated MNM to become WWE Tag Team Champions. Almost immediately they were embroiled in an inter-brand rivalry against RAW's World Tag Team Champions Kane & Big Show. The two battled at Armageddon, and Batista and Rey came up just short. The pair didn't have much time to lick their wounds as MNM had shot to regain the gold in a rematch. Batista and Rey looked to have things under control, but with the referee knocked out, the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry made a shocking return to SmackDown and blindsided the Animal. After the World's Strongest Slam, MNM picked up the victory and the WWE Tag Team Championship. Mark Henry instantly became Batista's top priority. The two looked to be on a collision course for destruction, and that proved to be all too true for Batista. At a live event, Batista suffered a serious triceps injury at the hands of Henry. The injury required surgery and the Animal was forced to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista's surgery was successful, though, and he's already on the road to recovery. Before relinquishing the gold, however, Batista said that whoever held the title next, would just be holding it until he returned. |
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